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Oleg Bukharin

Strategies for Russian Nuclear Complex Downsizing and Redirection: Options for New Directions

Washington, DC 25MAR2003

WORKFORCE OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION UNITS AT NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN CLOSED CITIES

FACILITY, LOCATION/ TOTAL EMPLOYEES

PRIMARY UNITS

WORKERS

EXCESS

FISSILE MATERIAL PRODUCTION

SIBERIAN CHEMICAL COMBINE, SEVERSK (TOMSK-7)/     15,000	chemical and metallurgical plant   reactor plants (+ heat line)   reprocessing plant   enrichment plant   UF6 plant   NIKI (R&D institute)	2200     600+1000 + (1000)   1200   1400   1000   700	2000 (aft 2013?)       3000
MINING AND CHEMICAL COMBINE, ZHELEZNOGORSK (KRASNOYARSK-26)/   9,500	reactor plant   reprocessing plant   central laboratory   engineering plant   RT-2 fuel storage facility	1000?   1200?   500?   2000?   500?	2600
PO MAYAK, OZERSK (CHELYABINSK-65)/   14,500	reprocessing plant   reactor plants (+ tritium plant)   chemical and metallurgical plant   radio isotope plant   central plant (analytical) lab ONIS (environment)   I&C plant   mechanical plant   SKB of analytical device-building	2500 (1992)   1000 + 1000 (+ 500)?   2000?     1000?   500?     1000?   1000?   500?	2000 (possible closure)   2000
URALS ELECTROCHEMICAL PLANT, NOVOURALSK (SVERDLOVSK-44)/   15,000	enrichment sector   device plant electro-mechanical plant battery plant catalytic converters plant	3-4000   1500 2500 400 350	hundreds?
ELECTROCHEMICAL COMBINE, ZELENOGORSK (KRASNOYARSK-45)/   10,000	enrichment plant   mechanical plant	2-3000    1000?
ANGARSK ELECTROLYZING AND CHEMICAL COMBINE, ANGARSK/   6,500	enrichment plant   UF6 plant   chemical plant   device plant   KB	1000?   1000?   500?   500?   500?

WARHEAD R&D AND PRODUCTION

SAROV (ARZAMAS-16)   VNIIEF/ 16,000   AVANGARD/ 3,000	pilot plants     all elements	4000     3000	2000     2000
VNIITF, SNEZHINSK (CHELYABINSK-70)/ 9,500	pilot plants	3000?	1000?
PO START, ZARECHNY (PENZA-19)/ 10,000	electronics/automatics sectors assembly sector	7000?	~5000??
DEVICE BUILDING PLANT, TREKHGORNY (ZLATOUST-36)/ 6,400	component sector assembly sector	3600	1000
ELECTROCHIMPRIBOR, LESNOY (SVERDLOVSK-45)/ 10,000	components sector assembly sector radioisotope plant Li plant	7,000	2,000?

SIBERIAN CHEMICAL COMBINE – SEVERSK (1999)

FACILITY	WORKERS	COLLEGE DEGREE AND SPECIAL EDUCATION	TOTAL STAFF
Chemical and Metallurgical Plant	1700	500	2200
- Pilot and Physics Section (shutdown reactors) - Reactor Plant	466   698	142   243	608   941
Reprocessing Plant	967	268	1235
Enrichment Plant	1090	330	1420
UF6 Plant	810	165	975
NIKI (R&D Institute)	165	535	700
TOTAL FOR PRIMARY PRODUCTION	5896	2183 (27%)	8079
Repairs and mechanical plant	1608	290	1898
Heat line	873	121	994
Utilities	370	66?	436
Support Sector			3600
TOTAL			15000

PROBLEM FACILITIES

FACILITY, LOCATION

FACILITATING EVENTS

EXCESS WORKERS

FISSILE MATERIAL PRODUCTION

SIBERIAN CHEMICAL COMBINE, SEVERSK	shutdown of two reactors, reprocessing plant   CMP	3,000   2,000 (aft 2013?)
MINING AND CHEMICAL COMBINE, ZHELEZNOGORSK	shutdown of reactor plant, reprocessing plant, central laboratory	2,600
PO MAYAK, OZERSK	DP reductions   shutdown of reprocessing plant	2,000?   2,000 (possible)

WARHEAD R&D AND PRODUCTION

SAROV VNIIEF   AVANGARD	DP reductions   DP phase-out	2,000   2,000
VNIITF, SNEZHINSK	DP reductions	1,000?
PO START, ZARECHNY	DP phase out	~5000??
DEVICE BUILDING PLANT, TREKHGORNY	DP reductions	1,000
ELECTROCHIMPRIBOR, LESNOY	DP reductions	2,000?
TOTAL		20-25,000